Back هنري لويس (موزع) Arabic هنرى لويس ARZ Henry Lewis (Dirigent) German Henry Lewis French הנרי לואיס HE Henry Lewis Italian ヘンリー・ルイス Japanese Henry Lewis Dutch
Henry Lewis | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Marilyn_Horne_and_Henry_Lewis.jpg) Marilyn Horne and Henry Lewis in 1961, photo by Carl Van Vechten | |
| Born | October 16, 1932 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | January 26, 1996 (aged 63) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Conductor |
| Years active | 1948–1991 |
| Known for | Directing and conducting: Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic; New Jersey Symphony Orchestra |
| Spouse |
Marilyn Horne
(m. 1960; div. 1972) |
| External audio | |
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 You may listen to Henry Lewis conducting the Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra performing the Concerto for Violin in D major Opus 35 by Pyotr Tchaikovsky in 1956 here on 7aso.org |
Henry Jay Lewis (October 16, 1932 – January 26, 1996) was an American double-bassist and orchestral conductor whose career extended over four decades. A child prodigy, he joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic at age 16, becoming the first African-American instrumentalist in a major symphony orchestra and, later, the first African-American symphony orchestra conductor in the United States. As musical director of the Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra, he supported America's cultural diplomacy initiatives in Europe after World War II.[1][2][3]
- ^ Gordon, Larry (January 28, 1996). "Henry Lewis; Symphony Conductor Broke Racial Barriers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
- ^ Brown 2015. p. 197.
- ^ Appiah 2005. p. 563.